Edward Morello MP: written questions
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Unmanned Air Systems: National SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of UK-made drone defence systems to protect critical national infrastructure.
Answer: The UK has procured advanced Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) capabilities from UK manufacturers which continue to be developed in response to the changing threat. The MOD regularly engages with subject matter experts, including DASA, DSTL, and UK i...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ResearchMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department has allocated to the research and development of (a) drone detection and (b) counter-drone technologies in the last three years.
Answer: It is not possible to differentiate, in funding terms, between Research and Development (R&D) supporting drone detection and counter-drone technologies – our counter-drone systems R&D takes a full systems approach to support the delivery of milita...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to work with international counterparts to align standards and share intelligence on counter-drone systems and tactics.
Answer: Yes, the Defence Uncrewed Design Authority (DUxDA) is actively engaging partner nations to establish relationships and identify opportunities for enhanced collaboration on all facets of Uncrewed Systems (UxS).
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK drone defence capabilities are interoperable with NATO systems and frameworks.
Answer: The Defence Uncrewed Design Authority (DUxDA) has delegated authority to fulfil the UK Head of Delegation role at NATO Joint Capability Groups for Uncrewed Systems. This role provides the UK a voice at the NATO Standardisation Agreement (STANAG) fora to i...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is working with NATO allies to develop (a) joint standards, (b) data sharing and (c) operational protocols for integrated drone defence.
Answer: The UK has contributed to the establishment of the NATO Joint Capability Group for Counter small UAS (C-sUAS), which will ensure that NATO has a coherent and consistent approach to the C-sUAS challenge. In particular, it will focus on: establishing NATO t...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) scale and (b) nature of Russian drone capabilities; and what assessment his Department has made of their potential impact on UK national security.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence keeps all potential threats from hostile states under review to help protect the UK, but we do not comment on any details that could be useful to adversaries. Protecting CNI is an important pillar of work in the Home Defence Progra...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential threat posed by Russian drone activity on (a) critical national infrastructure and (b) defence installations.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence keeps all potential threats from hostile states under review to help protect the UK, but we do not comment on any details that could be useful to adversaries. Protecting CNI is an important pillar of work in the Home Defence Progra...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: Finance and StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to ensure that there is nursing representation in national negotiations on primary care (a) funding and (b) workforce planning.
Answer: We have always valued input from a range of stakeholders on the future of general practice, including on funding and workforce planning, and we would be happy to continue to engage with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on this, as we have done in previo...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of preventing the NHS Business Services Authority from withholding funding for staff payments where a community pharmacy owes significant m
Answer: Pharmacies are private businesses. The National Health Service Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) pays all pharmacy contractors as set out in the Drug Tariff and based on the activity they declare which is then reconciled at a later stage to ensure that...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) job security and (b) employment conditions for general practice nurses.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the general practice (GP) nursing workforce is sustainable, supported, and valued for the work they do.Good staff experience is crucial in ensuring that the National Health Service is able to recruit and retain...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will align the terms and conditions for general practice nurses with those in the Agenda for Change.
Answer: As self-employed contractors to the National Health Service, it is up to general practices (GPs) how they distribute pay and benefits to their staff. GP contractual arrangements do not place any specific obligations on GPs with regard to GP nurse terms an...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ringfence funding for general practice nursing pay in line with the NHS Agenda for Change.
Answer: As self-employed contractors to the National Health Service, it is up to general practices (GPs) how they distribute pay and benefits to their staff. Funding for GP nursing pay is not ringfenced and contractual arrangements do not place any specific oblig...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure parity between pay awards for (a) practice nurses, (b) other primary care staff and (c) staff whose pay is determined by national NHS pay review bodies.
Answer: As self-employed contractors to the National Health Service, it is up to GP practices how they distribute pay and benefits to their staff. General practice contractual arrangements do not place any specific obligations on GP practices with regard to gener...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a dedicated mechanism to fund pay increases for practice nurses and other non-doctor staff employed by GP practices.
Answer: General practices are independent businesses contracted to provide National Health Service services. As self-employed contractors to the NHS, it is for GP practices to determine uplifts in pay for their employees.We are investing an additional £1.1 billio...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of GP contract uplifts on the ability of practices to fund pay rises for (a) practice nurses and (b) other non-doctor staff.
Answer: We are investing an additional £1.1 billion in general practice to reinforce the front door of the NHS, bringing total spend on the GP Contract to £13.4 billion in 2025-26, the biggest cash increase in over a decade. The 8.9% boost to the GP contract in 2...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: West DorsetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide alternative financial support to communities in West Dorset following the removal of Government funding for neighbourhood plans.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards. Two neighbourhood planning groups in West Dorset are in receipt of technical support which has already bee...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: West DorsetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the removal of Government funding for neighbourhood plans does not reduce community input into planning decisions in West Dorse
Answer: Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards. Two neighbourhood planning groups in West Dorset are in receipt of technical support which has already bee...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80800More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward the 2029 deadline for payments under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
Answer: The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). As of 7 October, IBCA has contacted 3,614 people to start their compensation claim, and 3,350 have started the claim process. 2,204 offers of compensation have ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80799More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of waiting until 2029 to make full infected blood compensation payments on (a) victims and (b) their families.
Answer: The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). As of 7 October, IBCA has contacted 3,614 people to start their compensation claim, and 3,350 have started the claim process. 2,204 offers of compensation have ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80798More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all (a) interim and (b) full infected blood compensation scheme payments are made sooner than 2029.
Answer: The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). As of 7 October, IBCA has contacted 3,614 people to start their compensation claim, and 3,350 have started the claim process. 2,204 offers of compensation have ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80797More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support the estates of deceased infected blood victims to access interim payments of compensation.
Answer: Following the publication of the Inquiry’s Additional Report, the UK Government has announced further interim payments of £210,000 for eligible estates of someone registered with an IBSS or predecessor scheme (on or before 17 April 2024) who sadly passed ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80796More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward the timetable for full compensation payments to (a) infected blood victims and (b) their estates.
Answer: The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). As of 7 October, IBCA has contacted 3,614 people to start their compensation claim, and 3,350 have started the claim process. 2,204 offers of compensation have ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80795More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has set a target date for making full compensation payments to all living victims of the infected blood scandal.
Answer: The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). As of 7 October, IBCA has contacted 3,614 people to start their compensation claim, and 3,350 have started the claim process. 2,204 offers of compensation have ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRugby: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support grassroots women’s rugby.
Answer: We hosted a record breaking Women’s Rugby World Cup, it was a pleasure to attend 4 matches across the country and I congratulate the Red Roses on their well deserved victory. I would like to thank everyone involved in the organisation of the Rugby World C...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the discontinuation of funding of support services for the preparation of neighbourhood plans does not reduce community input i
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 66166 on 21 July 2025.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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